Speeches by Rhodes.

“I want to focus on air quality. It is clear from your report that you see progress as having slowed down, and it identifies a real problem in terms of the assessment. What do you see as the crucial factors that have led to that slowing down?”

“Absolutely fine.”

“Thank you, Chair. We have covered a lot of ground in terms of the discussion that we have had this afternoon. If the Committee is going to look to make recommendations about what needs to be done to encourage landowners, farmers and developers to do what is needed in terms of effective flood resilience, what would you …”

“Thank you.”

“Also, in terms of the area in general, could you ask your members if there are ways in which local authorities, developers and environmental experts can work better together to facilitate more housing development, while effectively mitigating in terms of environmental risks from nutrient pollution? Can they provide any…”

“Could you come back to the Committee in written form with some of that evidence?”

“I want to turn to the issue of nutrient neutrality. I will begin with Dr Boulton. Are the current measures to prevent nutrient pollution effective? If so, in what ways?”

“I want to turn to the issue of nutrient neutrality. I will begin with Dr Boulton. Are the current measures to prevent nutrient pollution effective? If so, in what ways?”

“Also, in terms of the area in general, could you ask your members if there are ways in which local authorities, developers and environmental experts can work better together to facilitate more housing development, while effectively mitigating in terms of environmental risks from nutrient pollution? Can they provide any…”

“Thank you.”

“Could you come back to the Committee in written form with some of that evidence?”

“You mentioned about working with other Departments. On achieving the ambitious targets of the NDC, a lot of policy areas will have devolved areas with the devolved nations and Administrations of the UK. How are you working with them to ensure that we put together the plan to deliver on this ambitious set of targets?”

“Secretary of State, you mentioned the ambitious NDC for 2035. I want to ask a couple of questions about the detail behind that about when we are likely to see the timetable for that plan. Will it be adhering to the best practice guidance set out by the UN in its Framework Convention on Climate Change?”

“How do you plan to ensure that those plans align with the UK’s domestic and international goals on biodiversity and nature?”

“In 2023, the Low Pay Commission estimated that approximately 13,500 employees who lived in Glasgow were paid at or below the relevant minimum wage—4.8% of all employees living in the city. What assessment has the Minister made of the impact of the Government’s “Make Work Pay” initiative for those workers and others in …”

“4. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the “Make Work Pay” initiative on workers in Scotland.”

“Thank you. Dr Sayers?”

“Thanks. Professor Naylor?”

“Before I move on, so you would see more merit in the idea of greater co-ordination maybe at a regional level in terms of co-ordinating the different bodies rather than creating a super body, as you put it?”

“My next question is moving on from the finances to the governance. One of the things that was mentioned in the discussion with the previous panel was the idea of bringing together agencies in terms of having an agency that was dealing with a whole range of issues around flooding resilience in terms of monitoring, forec…”